Asking for It

Vivienne Charles is a graduate student who hides a private longing from everyone around her. She is embarrassed by her fantasy of being overpowered by a man who would take her entirely, with no restraint. When Jonah Marks, a compelling and guarded man, discovers this, he proposes an unusual deal. They will stay largely strangers in daily life and meet privately so he can act out her fantasy.

The arrangement is intense from the start, and the physical connection is powerful. Yet despite their efforts to keep their distance, their feelings grow as tightly entwined as the rope used on Vivienne. Both carry buried pasts, and those secrets threaten to push the affair into darker territory.

Content warning: this novel explores fantasies of non-consensual sex in explicit detail, and readers sensitive to that subject should take note before reading.